Iliyana Nedkova on Mon, 2 Mar 1998 14:47:59 +0100 |
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Syndicate: Virtual Revolutions - workshop series |
VIRTUAL REVOLUTIONS [vr] open call for participants ---==> VR IS <==--- - a series of 4 media art workshops with a specific on-line follow-up process - delivered at various venues across europe in sofia, rotterdam, tornio and manchester ---==> VR IS ABOUT <==--- - bringing diverse and international teams of artists/writers together to work and enjoy each other's experiences at different times & locations - producing a cd-rom & an accompanying web-docu-narrative which are to be presented at isea98 in liverpool & manchester - exploring the metaphor of revolution - getting beyond the former east/west divide of europe - testing the creative potential of translocality & virtuality ---==> VR IS FOR YOU IF <==--- - you are a media artist/writer who needs critical discussion, collaborative environments and exposure more than any instructions, or pre-defined concepts - you would like to work in an international context and to challenge your assumptions with other fellow artists in an open-ended & active way - you could sustain good working contacts in your vr teamwork both from an on-line distance and at the workshop venue in the period between march-october 1998 - you can communicate well in english ---==> VR COULD PROVIDE YOU WITH <==--- - new working & artistic insights - further development of your existing projects - partial mobility grants for vr workshops [to be arranged] - a set of cd-roms - artworks copy-rights arrangements - acknowledgements, credits & publicity -----====##====----- HOW TO APPLY FOR ONE OF THE VR WORKSHOPS? - deadline for applying: friday, march 20, 1998 - no formal application needed - e-mail your brief vr statement on what you would like to achieve through participating in vr [max 200 words] + your cv to vr@fact.co.uk or fax it to +0044 [0]151 707 2150 [c/o: illie nedkova] - your application will be assessed through an open submission on first come first considered basis by the end of march 1998 - please indicate which are your first/second/third choices regarding locations & dates. [see the vr schedule below] -----====##====----- THE VR WORKSHOP SCHEDULE [1] ######## -----====# [1]vr1/4 #====-----######## # # profile: electronic arts at the doorstep of the communication # revolution, aspiring to challenge the skeptic # vision of artistic teamwork channelled # through the means of internet remote communication # + broad media coverage of the communication process # by tvs, magazines, vr1/4 website, e-mail # exclusive: availability for virtual communication & # work from your current area of living in between # march & october 1998. # # capacity: a core group of 6: # preferably a photographer; # video operator/director/actor; sound # master/composer/musician; internet specialist; # visual artist/graphic designer; # writer/theoretician/editor # [vr1/4 is wide open to on-line observers] # -----====> vr1/4 seminar@sofia # time: end of april, 1998 [dates to be fixed by vr1/4 team] # place: sofia, bg # # format: informal get together meeting rather than hard work + # cultural visits in & around sofia # # facilities: to be arranged to meet the demands of vr1/4 team # organiser: soros center for the arts, sofia # vr coordinator: javor raitchev [jraitchev@sca.osf.acad.bg] # ######## [2] ########-----====# [2] vr@v2_ #====-----####### # # time: june 29 -july 5, 1998 # place: rotterdam, nl # # profile: the doppelgaenger revolution - selves, others, # avatars and agents in virtual environments; # experimenting with networked environments as # sites of agency and of collaboration # # format: hands-on brainstorming sessions & workshop, # treading the line between high & low tech # # location: v2_lab, rotterdam # facilities: pc & mac workstations, digital video & audio, # network facilities # capacity: 6 - 8 # organiser: v2_organisatie, rotterdam, nl # vr coordinator: andreas broeckmann [abroeck@v2.nl] ######## [3] ########-----====# [3] vr@polar.circuit #====-----####### # # time: between july 1-30, 1998 # place: tornio, lapland, finland # # profile: vr@polar.circuit blends in to the social environment of # about 25 writers and artists who work and enjoy with # 24 h sunlight and media access. the theme of doppelgaenger, # your other selves, or fake selves in the media, was # proposed by polar circuit participants in 1997. this theme # is now processed simultaneously in rotterdam and lapland. # # format: vr sub workshop within polar circuit is an open forum; each # participant comes with her or his own baggage of themes, # critical questions, and audiovisual materials. independent work # and critical dialogue are the key words, and good dinners. # # location: tornio polytechnic # capacity: 6 # facilities: 50 Mac PowerPCs, 12 pentiums, 5 integraph # workstations, nt server, good net connection, # 3 avid mcx & 1 avid composer edits, sound edits # # organiser: polar circuit association, tornio/rovaniemi, finland # vr coordinator: tapio makela [tapio@projekt.net] ######## [4] ########-----====# [4] vr@revolting_&_isea98 #====-----######## # # time: august 24 - september 7, 1998 # place: salford, manchester, uk # # profile: virtual migration, digital nowhereness/ # translocality & the shift of geopolitical # centres/peripheries; the impact of digital art & # criticism dislocated from established art venues # # format: both work at media lab at salford university & # public workspace in manchester as part of the 'fluid' # residencies of 'revolting' # # capacity: 15 # facilities: # media lab at salford university: workstations: MAC, PC and # Silicon Graphics; limited sound possibilities, video: # 1 S-VHS linear edit suite, 3 digital edit suites. # # revolting public workspace in manchester: consumer # electronics for video and audio [incl. DAT, VHS, normal # tape, DJ deck & mixer, mini-FM transmitters] # # organiser: fact, liverpool # co-organiser: department of arts & design, salford university # vr coordinator: illie nedkova [vr@fact.co.uk] ######## -----====> FOR FURTHER VR INFO:<====----- - please feel free to contact one of the 4 vr coordinators: illie nedkova [vr@fact.co.uk] at fact, liverpool, england tapio makela [tapio@projekt.net] at polar circuit, tornio/rovaniemi, finland javor raitchev [jraitchev@sca.osf.acad.bg] at sca, sofia, bulgaria andreas broeckmann [abroeck@v2.nl] at v2_, rotterdam, the netherlands - for further vr cd-rom info please refer to: clive gillman [clive@mg.u-net.] as vr cd-rom master & illie nedkova [vr@fact.co.uk] as a vr cd-rom editor - or check the vr website at: www.fact.co.uk/vr -----====> VR IS FUNDED BY <====----- - the internet program of the open society institute, new york - european culturual foundation, amsterdam - is to be supported by various local partner organisations - is to be supported by various mobility grants giving bodies -----====><====----- || -----====><====-----